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Express Fordham Fried Seafood
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 21, 2025
- address161 East 188 Street, Bronx 10468
- cuisineSeafood
- phone3474317121
Is Express Fordham Fried Seafood clean?
Express Fordham Fried Seafood is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Express Fordham Fried Seafood?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Express Fordham Fried Seafood last inspected?
Express Fordham Fried Seafood has 4 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| June 27, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 10, 2023 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| August 30, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
Express Fordham Fried Seafood vs Fordham South
Fordham South runs 76% clean across 65 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 4 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 65 spots Cooked tracks in Fordham South, this one comes out cleaner than 90% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.